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Usages of raconter
Chacun raconte une histoire.
Each one tells a story.
J’aime raconter une histoire passionnante.
I like to tell a fascinating story.
Elle raconte une histoire très drôle à ses voisins.
She tells a very funny story to her neighbors.
Sur son blog, elle explique ses recettes et raconte des histoires sur sa famille.
On her blog, she explains her recipes and tells stories about her family.
Dans son journal intime, Marie raconte son stage et ses premiers jours de vie d'adulte.
In her diary, Marie tells about her internship and her first days of adult life.
Le soir, ils écoutent le guide raconter des légendes locales sur le volcan.
In the evening, they listen to the guide tell local legends about the volcano.
Plus tard, ma fiancée raconte à mon neveu et à ma nièce comment nous nous sommes rencontrés.
Later, my fiancée tells my nephew and my niece how we met.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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